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Chaerophyllum Confusum
''Chaerophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, with 35 species native to Europe, Asia, North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ..., and northern Africa. It includes the cultivated root vegetable ''Chaerophyllum bulbosum'' (turnip rooted chervil). File:Chaerophyllum bulbosum W.jpg, ''Chaerophyllum bulbosum'' File:Chaerophyllum procumbens - Spreading Chervil.jpg, ''Chaerophyllum procumbens'' The genus name is an alteration of Latin , from Ancient Greek ( "chervil"), from ( "to be glad") and ( "leaf"). Species , Plants of the World Online accepted 69 species: *''Chaerophyllum aksekiense'' A.Duran & H.Duman *''Chaerophyllum andicola'' (Kunth) K.F.Chung *''Chaerophyllum angelicifolium'' M.Bieb. *''Chaerophyllum argenteum'' (Hook. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaerophyllum Temulum
''Chaerophyllum temulum'', the rough chervil, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. Unlike several other species in the genus, ''Chaerophyllum temulum'' is poisonous.Starý, František, Poisonous Plants (Hamlyn colour guides) – pub. Paul Hamlyn April, 1984, translated from the Czech by Olga Kuthanová. Etymology The generic name ''Chaerophyllum'' is a compound of the Greek elements ''chairo'' 'to please' and ''phyllon'' a leaf, giving the meaning 'having pleasant foliage'. The specific name ''temulum'' or ''temulentum'' means 'drunken' - from the similarity of the symptoms elicited by poisoning by the plant to those of alcoholic intoxication. Description Somewhat hispid, biennial herb. Stems to , solid, swollen below nodes, purple-spotted or wholly purple. Leaves bi- to tri-pinnate, dark green, appressed-hairy on both surfaces, longipetiolate: lobes mostly , ovate in outline, deeply toothed, the teeth contracted abruptly at the apex. Umbels compound, bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |